Current plan

The current plan of the towers of Portela shows a conventional layout of 4 modern flats which could be extended by taking the one beside. The more private squared meters the contractors got, the more profit they made and better they sell the flats. Being only focused on economy, its noted a lack of care and commitment for public spaces.

PORTELA - SITE VIEW

Location:

The Towers:

PORTELA - ANALYSE

Sociodemographic Analyse of Portela

The ever aging population of Portela calls for a different type of house: 

one to accomodate the elderly women living alone ; one for exchange students; 

one for the new families of 3 or 4 people that were attracted there due to the spacious flats; 

and finally another for that one exchange student that met the girl of dreams her, 

got together with her and came to live here, switching flats as family grows.

PORTELA - CONCEPT DIAGRAM

Concept Diagrams

We propose a solution composed of many different houses, all of these give you

the opportunity to make them your own through the use of a modular construction

system, which are stacked in the construction of the tower.

PORTELA - PLANS AND DETAILS

Plans

The floor plans started as clean spaces

and as the typologies were layed around, 

public areas rose from the empty spaces.

Isometry of the modules

The Isometry of an single apartment show the different 

types of modules which build together the flat.

Visualisations

view in the living room with folding desk

view in the living room with folding bed

Sun Protection

perforated moveable wooden panels for the facade